a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon. Each phase is named according to where it falls in the 29½-day cycle, whether it is waxing (increasing) or waning (shrinking). The eight ...

Our ultimate guide to observing the moon will help you plan your next skywatching venture whether it be exploring the lunar seas, mountainous terrain, or the many craters that blanket the landscape.

View Deal Waxing gibbous: The area of illumination continues to increase. More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

It's one of the four bright stars often closely visited by the moon. Sunday, Feb. 16: A Waning Gibbous Moon With Spica Here's a super-close conjunction that you don't want to miss. You'll need to ...

A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2 ... "We'll hop down into a permanently shadowed crater." That target crater, known as Crater H, lies ...

Intuitive Machines hopes to maintain communications with the hopper while it's on the crater floor using another IM-2 payload, Nokia's Lunar Surface Communication System, which will set up the ...

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China is set to launch the Chang’e 7 mission in 2026, aiming to search for water ice at the Moon’s south pole. The mission will include a lander, a rover, and a pioneering mobile hopper designed for ...